Greetings from east coast, usa.

I'm not sure if everyone here cooks from scratch or what, but at 37
years old the only thing I've cooked from scratch was pancakes, but
even that's not really scratch - pancake mix + eggs + water. Ooooo wow
i know ; - )

Anyway, my wife and I aren't cooks but we have a 1 year old son and
are now feeding him what we eat. And since we want him to eat
healthier, and us as well, we are starting to think about giving him a
variety of foods other than plain veggies and fruits, like gaucamole
(he likes avacado) and hummus (he hasnt had chick peas yet).

I want to get a waffle iron and make home made wheat waffles. I want
to make hummus and guacamole.

I want to make home made banana bread and muffins.

These ideas are leading me to want to start to really learn to cook
from scratch.

Not that I want to spend all day cooking, but I do want to experiment
and try new things and eat healthier and have fun too. I love food and
I love cooking.

So i just wanted to say Hi and I dunno see if I can find or ask for
some beginner advice, tips, books, etc.

-Paul